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Grammys CEO on new AI guidelines: Music that contains AI-

created elements is eligible. ‘Period.’

By MARIA SHERMAN that looks like on a federal
AP Music Writer level and the legislative
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Last level,” Mason said, adding
month, the Recording that AI conversations “re-
Academy announced a ally came to a head in the
series of changes to the last six months.”
Grammy Awards to better The new Grammy AI proto-
reflect an evolving music cols were announced three
industry. Of those newly days after Paul McCart-
instituted guidelines, pro- ney shared that “the last
tocols involving techno- Beatles record” had been
logical advancements in composed using artificial
machine learning sparked intelligence to extract John
headlines: “Only human Lennon’s voice from an old
creators” could win the mu- demo. Without knowing
sic industry’s highest honor the extent of the technol-
in a decision aimed at the ogy, Mason couldn’t con-
use of artificial intelligence firm or deny whether the
in popular music. song would be eligible for
“A work that contains no a Grammy nomination.
human authorship is not eli- “We’ll see what it turns out
gible in any category,” the to be,” he said. “But I would
rules read in part. imagine from the early de-
As the music industry con- Harvey Mason jr., CEO of The Recording Academy, appears at the 63rd annual Grammy Awards scriptions that I’ve heard
tinues to come to terms in Los Angeles on March 14, 2021. there would be compo-
with this new technology, Associated Press nents of the creation that
so too will the Grammys, would be absolutely eligi-
says Recording Academy program performs the lead contributing in a more than ting rules related to AI fol- ble.”
CEO and President Harvey vocal on a song, the track de minimis amount, which lowing the popularity of So, can Grammy viewers
Mason jr. would be eligible in a song- to us means a meaningful new songs created along- expect to see work at least
“Here’s the super easy, writing category, for exam- way, they are and will al- side AI technology: David partially created with AI
headline statement: AI, or ple, but not a performance ways be considered for a Guetta’s “Emin-AI-em”, nominated for an award as
music that contains AI-cre- category, because “what nomination or a win,” he the AI -compositions of Tik- early as next year?
ated elements is absolutely is performing is not human continued. “We don’t want Tok user @ghostwriter977, It’s impossible to predict
eligible for entry and for creation,” he explains. to see technology replace Grimes’ voice modeling AI what is submitted. But as
consideration for Grammy “Conversely, if a song was human creativity. We want software. Mason affirms, “people are
nomination. Period,” Ma- sung by an actual human to make sure technology In order to establish their AI using the technology. I’m
son told The Associated in the studio, and they did is enhancing, embellish- guidelines, the Recording imagining it’s going to be
Press. “What’s not going to all the performing, but AI ing, or additive to human Academy engaged in ex- involved in a lot of records
happen is we are not go- wrote the lyric or the track, creativity. So that’s why we tensive research, including a lot of songs this year, so
ing to give a Grammy or the song would not be eli- took this particular stand in holding tech summits. we’ll see if some of them
Grammy nomination to the gible in a composition or a this award cycle.” “I’ve met with the copy- get nominated or not, but
AI portion.” songwriting category.” The Recording Academy right office. We’ve talked I’m sure there’ll be some
If an AI or voice modeling “As long as the human is has long considered set- about the future and what that will be submitted.”q

Vietnam bans ‘Barbie’ movie due to an

illustration showing China’s territorial claim

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Ryan Gosling’s Ken in Greta The “nine-dash line” is an
Vietnam’s state media Gerwig’s comedic look at arcane but sensitive issue
have reported that the their “perfect” world, “Bar- for China and its neigh-
government banned dis- bie” was supposed to open bors that shows Beijing’s
tribution of the popular July 21 in Vietnamese the- maritime border extend-
“Barbie” movie because it aters. The reports cited Vi ing into areas claimed by
includes a view of a map Kien Thanh, director gener- other governments and
showing disputed Chinese al of the Vietnam Cinema encompasses most of the
territorial claims in the South Department, as saying the South China Sea. That has
China Sea. National Film Evaluation brought it into tense stand-
The newspaper Vietnam Council made the deci- offs with the ASEAN nations
Express and other media sion. It said a map in the of Indonesia, Vietnam,
said posters advertising film shows China’s “nine- Malaysia, Brunei and the
“Barbie” were removed dash line,” which extends Philippines, with Chinese
from movie distributors’ Beijing’s territorial claims far fishing boats and military Ryan 2023, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Los Angeles. Gosling,
websites after Monday’s into waters that fall within vessels becoming more from left, Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie arrive at a photo
decision. With Margot Rob- areas claimed by Vietnam aggressive in the disputed call for “Barbie” on June 25,
bie playing Barbie opposite and other countries. waters.q Associated Press